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We’re very excited to let all of our supporters know that www.blanketID.com just launched a collection of dog tags, one of which was designed by Lisa P., a friend of Much Love. Lisa submitted her tag design idea as part of a contest where the company asked members and fans to create a message for…

We took Lucy from the West LA shelter yesterday. She is a wonderful, gentle staffy/boxer mix who has some health issues that we are looking into. Thanks to the generosity of the folks who rescued her, she will receive great care. If you are interested in fostering Lucy and helping her recuperate from her long…

POST-SURGERY UPDATE: Blake is doing so well. He is romping and playing, and his foster family is amazed at how quickly he has recuperated! A wonderful, curious little puppy! Thank you to all of our generous friends out there who donated to help with Blake’s medical care. If you are interested in helping out, please…

POST-SURGERY UPDATE: Blake is doing so well. He is romping and playing, and his foster family is amazed at how quickly he has recuperated! A wonderful, curious little puppy! Blake’s story: When we got Blake out of the shelter we were told he had a heart murmur. We took him to the vet and it…

We loooove sharing a good Success Story! Here is one from Killian’s, aka Wally’s new parents: I just wanted to share with you some photos of Wally (Killian)! He has such an adorable personality now and he’s gradually becoming more social. He is now friends with my neighbor’s dog as of this weekend. Like no…

Are you ready to jump into that summer bikini or ride your bike around town in just board shorts? No?! Well, summer is just a few weeks away and now is the time to develop a fitness plan to get your body beach-ready. We know shedding those winter pounds can be ruff, but we’ve got…

Our little chocolate Cadbury egg needs to have some surgery to repair his heart. This is a costly procedure but without it, Cadbury will not make it and will live the rest of his life in extreme discomfort and ill health. If all goes well, he’ll be a happy, healthy young dog! We need your…

Long time Much Love volunteer and van driver extraordinaire Vivek Y. is moving to the east coast this week. We will miss his sincere love and enthusiasm for the animals, and his dedication to Much Love. Vivek has seen the organization through thick and thin, and we will truly miss his presence at our adoptions….

Last week was a paws-itively magical week for us as we celebrated our biggest fundraising event of the year – Makeovers for Mutts. The event, held at the posh Peninsula Hotel, yielded some major buzz, including a segment on EXTRA!. We were thrilled that we had the opportunity to tell so many people about how…

Thank you to all the volunteers, Much Love supporters, and Dr. Davis Nguyen for hosting the amazing Makeovers for Mutts fundraiser in honor of Maria Menounos last night. Much Love volunteer Stacy Bodell and her team of volunteers put together and amazing event with dog rescuer and Dr. Nguyen’s right-hand woman Jessica Inserra. A great time…

Can’t you just picture yourself with our spicy little Season? If you need some visual aids, check out our latest You Tube video featuring this adorable pup! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs475kpvsLc Our resident Martin Scorsese, Paul Pow has done it again—he captured the joy of this Season for sure! It’s always the right time of year to adopt a…

Sisters Josie and Juliette H. raised $107 for Much Love by working VERY hard and selling their homemade lemonade at their lemonade stand. The sisters J&J visited the adoption on Sunday to make their extremely generous donation. How amazing are these entrepreneurial animal loving young women? Thank you so much Josie and Juliette—you are setting…

Foster and Much Love volunteer extraordinaire Gina Lee sat down with us to discuss the joys or fostering an animal. Read on and if you are inspired, please fill out a foster application yourself! Why did you start fostering for MLAR? I’m going to start my answer with a short story: When I was about…

Long-time (seriously long-time, like from the beginning!) Much Love supporters John & Leon are spreading the love by donating 10% of the proceeds from their new housewares site, Seven Colonial, to Much Love for the month of March! Also, use the code muchlove10 and receive 10% off your order during March. Read their story below!…

ML Foster Deb talks to us about her experience fostering Much Love puppies Why did you start fostering for MLAR? My oldest child was in middle school. That’s around the time the Santa Monica schools begin asking students to accumulate community service hours. I wanted my kids to do something they believed in and loved,…

You’re in love. You’ve found the perfect pet at a Much Love Animal Rescue adoption and can’t wait to bring your new buddy home. You fill out an application, answering questions like “Are you prepared to cover all vet expenses?” and “How many hours a day will the dog be left alone?” Now there’s one…